Aberdeen finances and accounts
Aberdeen turned over $21m in 2022/23 and paid $15.9m in staff costs, which is 75.7% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Aberdeen turned over in each year we hold accounts for.
Every measure, season by season
Costs are shown as the amount paid. A dash is a measure Aberdeen does not report on its own.
Staff costs and player amortisation sit inside total operating costs rather than on top of them.
| MEASURE | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $20,975,430$21m | $18,429,810$18.4m | $14,723,100$14.7m | $19,065,550$19.1m | $21,184,240$21.2m | $20,501,950$20.5m | $20,323,730$20.3m | $17,840,620$17.8m |
| Staff costs | $15,869,560$15.9m | $13,611,220$13.6m | $12,443,480$12.4m | $12,994,100$13m | $12,286,540$12.3m | $11,390,120$11.4m | $10,322,130$10.3m | $9,066,610$9.1m |
| Salaries and salaries | $13,970,320$14m | $12,023,200$12m | $10,989,790$11m | $11,509,820$11.5m | $10,907,330$10.9m | $10,044,160$10m | $9,211,580$9.2m | $8,140,930$8.1m |
| Social security costs | $1,746,290$1.7m | $1,452,360$1.5m | $1,327,340$1.3m | $1,344,630$1.3m | $1,270,150$1.3m | $1,170,400$1.2m | $1,057,350$1.1m | $876,470$876k |
| Pension costs | $152,950$153k | $135,660$136k | $126,350$126k | $139,650$140k | - | $175,560$176k | $53,200$53k | $49,210$49k |
| Player amortisation | $1,514,870$1.5m | $1,131,830$1.1m | $1,024,100$1m | $589,190$589k | $599,830$600k | $1,118,530$1.1m | $226,100$226k | $200,830$201k |
| Total operating costs | $29,317,190$29.3m | $25,469,500$25.5m | $21,629,790$21.6m | $22,943,830$22.9m | $22,552,810$22.6m | $21,507,430$21.5m | $19,614,840$19.6m | $17,244,780$17.2m |
| Profit on player sales | $9,911,160$9.9m | $1,278,130$1.3m | $3,959,410$4m | -$288,610$289k | $409,640$410k | $424,270$424k | $887,110$887k | - |
| Operating result | -$8,341,760$8.3m | -$7,039,690$7m | -$6,906,690$6.9m | -$3,878,280$3.9m | -$1,368,570$1.4m | -$1,005,480$1m | $708,890$709k | $595,840$596k |
| Pre-tax result | $1,493,590$1.5m | -$2,912,700$2.9m | -$3,048,360$3m | -$4,266,640$4.3m | -$6,669,950$6.7m | -$582,540$583k | -$2,061,500$2.1m | -$2,202,480$2.2m |
| Salaries to revenue | 75.7% | 73.9% | 84.5% | 68.2% | 58% | 55.6% | 50.8% | 50.8% |
What the payroll covers
Staff costs are the whole payroll and not just the first team: players, coaching staff, the academy and everyone working at the ground. Aberdeen paid $15.9m against $21m of revenue, so 76p of every pound went back out as pay.
Scottish Premiership revenue
The 9 clubs in the division whose accounts cover the same twelve months. Follow a club for its own finances.
Frequently asked questions
How much revenue do Aberdeen make?
Aberdeen turned over $21m in 2022/23.
What is the Aberdeen payroll?
Aberdeen paid $15.9m in staff costs in 2022/23, which is 75.7% of revenue.
Do Aberdeen make a profit?
Aberdeen made a pre-tax profit of $1.5m in 2022/23.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number SC005364. Every set of accounts read for this page.
- 2024/25 accounts
- 2023/24 accounts
- 2022/23 accounts
- 2021/22 accounts
- 2020/21 accounts
- 2019/20 accounts
- 2018/19 accounts
- 2017/18 accounts
- 2016/17 accounts
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